Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . the other end andbehind the stage there was a large writing room whichwas supplied with paper, pen and ink; a large readingroom and hbrary; a supply room, and the administra-tive office. Capt. Laird was succeeded by Capt. C. A. Arnettwho came at a time when the hospital was overcrowdedwith patients, and the need for the ministrations ofthe Red Cross was most urgent. He and Mrs. Arnettgave themselves untiringly and everything that couldbe done was done. The work in the wards was em
Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . the other end andbehind the stage there was a large writing room whichwas supplied with paper, pen and ink; a large readingroom and hbrary; a supply room, and the administra-tive office. Capt. Laird was succeeded by Capt. C. A. Arnettwho came at a time when the hospital was overcrowdedwith patients, and the need for the ministrations ofthe Red Cross was most urgent. He and Mrs. Arnettgave themselves untiringly and everything that couldbe done was done. The work in the wards was empha-sized and workers were there continually distributingsuppHes, giving magazines, writing paper and exchang-ing books. They also brought a great many enter-tainments to the wards. At the same time the workwent on in the hut in a most wonderful way. Itwas with a feehng of regret that we all received thenews that Capt. Arnett would have to return to theStates and take up his work at the University of Mon-tana. Miss Helen Hall, who had been on the staff,took up the duties and handled them in a most capable Ill. 112 BASE HOSPITAL NO. 9, A. E. F. 113 way. The Red Cross workers and their work geta high mark. There was another thing that the Red Cross didwhich meant much to the patients and the people athome. That was the work of Miss Edith Metcalf andMiss Anna Wheeler of the Home CommunicationService. They spent their entire day in the wardswriting letters for the men who could not write and indoing other works of mercy. They brought muchcomfort and cheer in everything they did. In the early days of our stay in France, the officersclubbed together and erected a building as a rest andmeeting place. After it had been in use for some timethe Red Cross bought the building, added some extracomforts and gave it back to the officers for their also erected a building for the nurses and fur-nished it. Miss Helen Joy, a Y. W. C. A. worker,became the hostess. She soon earned for hers
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